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License
This core is under GPLv3 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Core Options | ✔ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| Controllers | ✔ |
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BIOS
No bios is required.
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Roms
¶ Supported extensions
Roms must have the extension:
- .bin
- .vec
- .zip
- .7z
This system supports compressed roms in .zip/.7z format. However, be careful, it is only an archive.
The files contained in the .zip/.7z must correspond to the extensions mentioned above.
Moreover, each .zip/.7z file must contain only one compressed rom.
¶ Location
Put the roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 vectrex
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
The roms using No-Intro format are highly recommended.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via the file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use Hardware Rendering | Software / Hardware ✅ |
vecx_use_hw |
Software / Hardware |
| Internal Resolution Multiplier | 1 ✅ / 2 / 3 / 4 |
vecx_res_multiplier |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 |
| Hardware Rendering Resolution | 434x540 / 515x640 / 580x720 / 618x768 / 824x1024 ✅ / 845x1050 / 869x1080 / 966x1200 / 1159x1440 / 1648x2048 |
vecx_res_hw |
434x540 / 515x640 / 580x720 / 618x768 / 824x1024 / 845x1050 / 869x1080 / 966x1200 / 1159x1440 / 1648x2048 |
| Line brightness | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ✅ / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
vecx_line_brightness |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
| Line width | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ✅ / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
vecx_line_width |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
| Line color | White ✅ / Green / Cyan / Yellow / Magenta / Red / Blue |
vecx_line_color |
White / Green / Cyan / Yellow / Magenta / Red / Blue |
| Bloom brightness | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ✅ / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
vecx_bloom_brightness |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 |
| Bloom width | 2px / 3px / 4px / 6px / 8px ✅ / 10px / 12px / 14px / 16px |
vecx_bloom_width |
2px / 3px / 4px / 6px / 8px / 10px / 12px / 14px / 16px |
| Scale vector display horizontally | 0.845 / 0.85 / 0.855 / 0.86 / 0.865 / 0.87 / 0.875 / 0.88 / 0.885 / 0.89 / 0.895 / 0.90 / 0.905 / 0.91 / 0.915 / 0.92 / 0.925 / 0.93 / 0.935 / 0.94 / 0.945 / 0.95 / 0.955 / 0.96 / 0.965 / 0.97 / 0.975 / 0.98 / 0.985 / 0.99 / 0.995 / 1 ✅ / 1.005 / 1.01 |
vecx_scale_x |
0.845 / 0.85 / 0.855 / 0.86 / 0.865 / 0.87 / 0.875 / 0.88 / 0.885 / 0.89 / 0.895 / 0.90 / 0.905 / 0.91 / 0.915 / 0.92 / 0.925 / 0.93 / 0.935 / 0.94 / 0.945 / 0.95 / 0.955 / 0.96 / 0.965 / 0.97 / 0.975 / 0.98 / 0.985 / 0.99 / 0.995 / 1 / 1.005 / 1.01 |
| Scale vector display vertically | 0.845 / 0.85 / 0.855 / 0.86 / 0.865 / 0.87 / 0.875 / 0.88 / 0.885 / 0.89 / 0.895 / 0.90 / 0.905 / 0.91 / 0.915 / 0.92 / 0.925 / 0.93 / 0.935 / 0.94 / 0.945 / 0.95 / 0.955 / 0.96 / 0.965 / 0.97 / 0.975 / 0.98 / 0.985 / 0.99 / 0.995 / 1 ✅ / 1.005 / 1.01 |
vecx_scale_y |
0.845 / 0.85 / 0.855 / 0.86 / 0.865 / 0.87 / 0.875 / 0.88 / 0.885 / 0.89 / 0.895 / 0.90 / 0.905 / 0.91 / 0.915 / 0.92 / 0.925 / 0.93 / 0.935 / 0.94 / 0.945 / 0.95 / 0.955 / 0.96 / 0.965 / 0.97 / 0.975 / 0.98 / 0.985 / 0.99 / 0.995 / 1 / 1.005 / 1.01 |
| Horizontal shift | -0.03 / -0.025 / -0.02 / -0.015 / -0.01 / -0.005 / 0 ✅ / 0.005 / 0.01 / 0.015 / 0.02 / 0.025 / 0.03 |
vecx_shift_x |
-0.03 / -0.025 / -0.02 / -0.015 / -0.01 / -0.005 / 0 / 0.005 / 0.01 / 0.015 / 0.02 / 0.025 / 0.03 |
| Vertical shift | -0.035 / -0.03 / -0.025 / -0.02 / -0.015 / -0.01 / -0.005 / 0 ✅ / 0.005 / 0.01 / 0.015 / 0.02 / 0.025 / 0.03 / 0.035 / 0.04 / 0.045 / 0.05 / 0.055 / 0.06 / 0.065 / 0.07 / 0.075 / 0.08 / 0.085 / 0.09 / 0.095 / 0.1 |
vecx_shift_y |
-0.035 / -0.03 / -0.025 / -0.02 / -0.015 / -0.01 / -0.005 / 0 / 0.005 / 0.01 / 0.015 / 0.02 / 0.025 / 0.03 / 0.035 / 0.04 / 0.045 / 0.05 / 0.055 / 0.06 / 0.065 / 0.07 / 0.075 / 0.08 / 0.085 / 0.09 / 0.095 / 0.1 |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/libretro-vecx/
- Libretro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/vecx/